Beaussault

Beaussault
Commune
Beaussault
Location within Normandy region
Beaussault
Coordinates: 49°41′09″N 1°33′49″E / 49.6858°N 1.5636°E / 49.6858; 1.5636Coordinates: 49°41′09″N 1°33′49″E / 49.6858°N 1.5636°E / 49.6858; 1.5636
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality CC 4 rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Lionel Legrand
Area1 18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 388
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76065 /76870
Elevation 112–242 m (367–794 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaussault is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated by the banks of the Béthune River, some 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D35, D135 and D102 roads.

Population

Historical population of Beaussault
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population549581511408367369388
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • Traces of a priory.
  • The ruins of a castle, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The church of St.Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chapel of St.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

References


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